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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Benjamin Franklin's commissioners?
(a) Silas Deane and Arthur Lee.
(b) Madame Chaumont and Silas Deane.
(c) Arthur Bancroft and Silas Deane.
(d) Arthur Lee and Arthur Bancroft.

2. When did Silas Deane's replacement arrive in France?
(a) May 1778.
(b) April 1778.
(c) March 1778.
(d) June 1778.

3. What woman was Benjamin Franklin's neighbor in France?
(a) Madame Brillon.
(b) Madame Helvetius.
(c) Madame Hiroe.
(d) Madame Deane.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin say the middle class had few of?
(a) Scientists.
(b) Historians.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Philosophers.

5. Who tried to undermine Benjamin Franklin by attacking Temple in America, according to "Chapter Fifteen"?
(a) Arthur Lee.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Lee Adams.
(d) Temple Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the little story that Benjamin Franklin wrote to explain his personality?

2. Who was Temple's illegitimate daughter raised by?

3. Where was America's first embassy in France?

4. Who did Benjamin Franklin form a flirtatious relationship with while writing his family history?

5. When did the British troops try to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Franklin's function at the convention, according to "Chapter Sixteen"?

2. What did the Second Continental Congress create?

3. What was Franklin not pleased with regarding the turkey?

4. What did John Adams and Franklin disagree over, in "Chapter Fifteen"?

5. Who criticized Franklin's ideas, according to the "Conclusion"?

6. What did Franklin attempt to do when he went to France, in "Chapter Thirteen"?

7. Where did Franklin travel in August 1771 and whom did he meet?

8. What did Franklin take over, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?

9. Who was Arthur Bancroft?

10. What happened on August 18, 1775, according to "Chapter Twelve"?

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